The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-29
n Afternoons Work on a Bill Providing
for Cash Payments for Employees.
Another Proposed Amendment to the Liquor
Law-Joint Convention Proceedings and
Detailed Report from the Two Houses.
IN REGARD TO PAIRS.
An Effort to Adjourn Until Monday Fails in
Both Houses.

concerning pairs and leaves of absence until !
Monday morning, Precedent has given legis- !
iators something of claim on Saturday to
enable them to return to their constituencies for
the approval or condemnation of their record in
the General Assembly as far as 1t goes It is,
therefore, hard to adjust themselves to the ext
eencies of party demands to remain on the spot
until the senatorial question is settled. This
ieslre to get home for brief period at the end
,f each week has afflicted both Democrats and
Republicans with about equal force and it has
Rquired the tightening Of discipline or there
would not be to-day enough Senators or Repre-
sentatives on hand to make a committee of con-
ference. Yesterday the homeward movement
began with attempt to have a concurrent
resolution OF adjournment until Monday morn
ing passed 1t was announced in the House that
he Senate would consider resolution to that
sfect, if it had not already acted it, but, while
she majority of Representatives, irrespect-
I've of party, favored, some were little wary
Of decisive action until it was POSI-
lively known what the Senate would Go or
had done. Assurances were offered that
If the House consented the Senate would,
but, in the latter body, one or two
self appointed interpreters of the legal require
hents Of the emergency are bitterly opposed to
anything that will rob them of a days privilege
in voting for Judge Tu rpie. Had Senators Bailey,
French and few others who are supposed to be
the robust Democratic power on which Senator
A. G. Smith relies for support in political
crsis their way, there would be no recess even
for meals, if it interfered with the Joint conven
ton. Senator Baileys wisdom in Illuminating
constitutional and statutory law led him to the
conclusion that vote for Senator ought to be
taken on Sunday, but with that courteous indif-
ference with which his party is liable to treat
the political vagaries Of this Senator except in
voting, he was Quoted But he insists on vot-
ing Saturday, partisan requisite with him
CLOSED over with desire for holding sessions on
that day solely to clear out the business calen
OAR. When the movement to adjourn over until
Monday was started, Senator Bailey, as it was
expected he would, threw his intellect and
knowledge of law in the way and killed it. Many
Of his Democratic colleagues did not want to fol-
low him, but he suggested the idea that it was q
Republican trap. and every one of them except
o few common sense Democrats became
alarmed. 1t had the effect of turning the Demo
cratic affebility Of Senator Smith, from Jen-
nings, wrong side out. He, too, of course,
thought it Republican trap, although the an
ception of the idea came from Democrats in both
houses. AS the House did not jump at the bait
with the alacrity the Democrats looked for: the
Senators were 10th to go any further, but they
had vote and defeated the resolution.
Previous to this, pairing in anticipation of
leaves of absence, had been going on, and when
adjournment was no longer to be thought Of as
the House had also voaa1 down similar resolu-
tion Senator Smith announced that there were
twenty pairs which reduced the Senate to
thirty much below quorum With his Gus
tomary wish to help along the political ameni
ties of the situation, he delivered this odict
in the arrangement of these pairs the Senate
will be left after to-day without quorum.
This Senate, on ro-call, cannot proceed to the
hall of the House OF Representatives without a
quorum The Chair will not recognize these
pairs. The Chair will take it into his own
bands, and will see that Senators are here y
Senator Day, a Democrat, had the
temerity to ask if Senator Fowler, another
Democrat, suggested that, when Senator Smith
replied THAT is of no matter. The Senator
from Owen did mention it. but the Chair under
stood it. The Chair has been figuring on this
matter, and ordered this statement to be made
Tor the purpose. As the House of Representa-
tives has indicated an intention not to pass a
feeoiuUon 10 adjourn, tney VIII nave seventy Blk
members IL we cannot go there"
1.-THE House Of Representatives would have
passed the resolution for an adjournment until
! Monday" said Senator Campbell, 'if the Senate
& had, and If the Senate passes it now the House
will concur in it."
"The Chair" replied Senator Smith, ''appoint-
ca two capable and honorable Senators COM
mIttee to wait upon members of the House, and
me Ilouse ought to have testified their desire in
the matter"
Senator Johnson moved to reconsider the re-
lection of the ad ournment resolution, but this
was deferred until afternoon. when the desire of
senators to arrange for an absence until Monday
again brought up the question of pairs. Senator
emith opened the way by saying: Il have re-
fused to recognize all pairs but three. Among
sne others some made for good reasons.
HE rest will not be recognized. Sickness in
FAMILY is a good cause for absence, but a desire
70 attend to mere matters of business is not.
The quorum of the Senate shall not be broken
Il do not recognize" said Senator Campbell
,t mat the Chair has any power to declare OF
those agreements for pair. Nor has he power
20 act on requests for leaves of absence. That
belongs to the Senate"
"fhe Chair" Senator Smith remarked, with a
Snow OF asperity, will have something to do IL
preventing quorum being broken, | will exer
use that power, though ! ara well aware nc
agreement oo1ca made would be violated either
W Democrat or Republican. propose, how
sver, to interfere when the quorum is in jeop
a,ay." Seven pairs, or the temporary reduction
oi Inc Senate vote to thirty six, two more thar
quorum, were arranged. A few more Senators
wanted the same privilege, and Senator Winter
ueia that the mere fact the Senate did not have
aQuorum would not interfere with the joint con
sention. The law simply requires that there shall
oe majority of members in that body. 1t doe
not use the word House. Senate or quorum. l
Mhs the fact that there had been instances of tn,
mouse refusing to join the other for this pur
pose that caused the law to be passed. Afte
.ae seven pairs had been perfected and absence
nahfed to those who wanted to GO home unde
ms arrangement, Senator Duncan, of Brown,
snsmocrat desIrous OF leaving the city, was in
,,h :d TO insist his right TO pair. He did no
l sra anyone could interfere with his plans
me Chair has the right to interfere said Sen
ssor smith, land will exercise it. If yon go yo
no 49,. At your peril. will send the Door-keepe
"F you The reconsideration Of the joint res